A DT500 Magazine Special
Curated by WYNJO
There are moments when culture can no longer remain an observer.
As Norway confronts one of the defining environmental debates of our time, the country’s fjords—landscapes that have shaped its identity for centuries—have become the centre of an increasingly urgent conflict. At stake is more than pristine nature. The debate raises fundamental questions about sustainability, responsibility, and the price of industrial progress.
Save the Fjords brings together artists, activists and cultural voices who believe that creativity has the power to influence public conversation. Curated by WYNJO, this special project explores the intersection of contemporary art, environmental activism and civic responsibility, asking what role culture can play when the natural world is under pressure.
The campaign has already inspired remarkable public engagement. More than 1,500 people have publicly pledged to risk civil disobedience in defence of Norway’s fjords—an extraordinary demonstration of collective commitment to protecting one of the country’s most significant natural and cultural landscapes.
This is not simply a story about mining waste.
It is a story about heritage, democracy, artistic responsibility and the future we choose to leave behind.
At DT500 Magazine, we believe that cultural journalism should do more than document history—it should participate in the conversations that shape it.
The fjords are more than scenery. They are memory, identity and living ecosystems. Their future concerns us all.
Join the conversation.
Learn more: http://www.savethefjords.com/
NORDIC MINING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXTRACT RUTILE FROM THE ENGEBØ MOUNTAIN, AND DUMP 250 MILLION TONS OF MINING TAILINGS IN THE FJORD, OVER THE NEXT 50 YEARS.
ON FRIDAY THE 17TH APRIL, THE NORWEGIAN CLIMATE- AND ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER TINE SUNDTOFT GAVE HER APPROVAL FOR A PROJECT WHERE ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF MINING TAILINGS WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE FØRDE FJORD.
WARNING!
OVER 250 MILLION TONS OF TAILINGS WILL BE DEPOSITED OVER A PERIOD OF 50 YEARS, IN ONE OF NORWAY’S CLEANEST FJORDS.
IN THE NORTH OF NORWAY, A SIMILAR MINE IS IN PLANNING STAGES AND AWAITING PERMISSION. THE MINING COMPANY NUSSIR IS PLANNING A COPPER ORE MINE, WHERE THE TAILINGS WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE REPAIR FJORD.
IF THIS MINE GOES AHEAD,
MORE THAN 60 MILLION TONS OF TAILINGS WILL COVER THE BOTTOM OF THE FJORD
OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS.
THE WASTE WILL CONTAIN HEAVY METALS SUCH AS COPPER, WHICH IS CLASSIFIED BY MARINE RESEARCHERS AS ACUTELY TOXIC FOR MANY ORGANISMS IN THE FJORD.
THE DECISION ON THIS IS EXPECTED BEFORE SUMMER…
REACT!
MORE INFO AT:
http://www.savethefjords.com/
MODELS: ELISABETH / LENE
CURATED BY: WYNJO
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